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January 8, 2011
The design of the ROV is a little behind schedule. The mission props were all completed so we can start testing with them. A new layout for the website was presented to the team and the team suggested changes to it. The schedule for the rest of the year was presented to the team. An organization chart was made allowing everyone to know their role on the team so it can function to the fullest potential. The prototype electronics board was presented to the team as well as the prototype program. We made a ten foot tall devise to provide a column of water to test the pressure sensor, mounted on a cap at the bottom to calibrate the depth sensor for the robot. After a mishap a computer was soaked as well as an electronics board, but both were quickly dried and still work flawlessly. The joystick was programmed to work with the computer to control the ROV. A second design for the well cap was worked on. The CADD department made great progress virtually creating components of the robot and designed a waterproof camera housing. The first prototype for the water collection device was completed and will be tested next week. After a long and successful work day we took a break to play pvc baseball. The game uses a piece of pvc as a bat and a racquet ball instead of a baseball. It was a sad decision that we would not attend the NURC (National Underwater Robotics Challenge) competition as it ended just days before the MATE competition.
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